Check list before giving mac air to another

dumbmonkey · dumbmonkey #1 (**permalink**)

07-21-2011, 05:29 PM

I'm tying to figure out the best way to delete all of my information and files on my 2010 MacBook Air, but I want to keep the OS, in this case Lion, on the computer. So, how do I do that? Just delete everything individually and then do a secure delete or a delete that writes over it several times...

I'm going to give my computer to someone else, and I want to be sure I don't pass along any other personal information. So, the person would get an computer almost to its original state, in terms of software and information, but it would still run Lion 10.7.

Thanks

cwa107 · cwa107 #2 (**permalink**)

07-21-2011, 06:41 PM

Create a new account. Log out of the old account. Log into the new account. Delete the old account. Use the 'Secure Empty Trash' function from the Finder menu.

Then, follow this thread to prep the computer for the next person:

http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/buy...ac-resale.html

cwa107 · cwa107 #3 (**permalink**)

07-21-2011, 06:44 PM

Also, moved your thread from our "off topic" forum, since we do have a forum specific to OS X - Operating System discussion.

dumbmonkey · dumbmonkey #4 (**permalink**)

07-21-2011, 06:58 PM

Thank you very much, cwa107! Done and done.

cwa107 · cwa107 #5 (**permalink**)

07-21-2011, 07:52 PM

Cool beans, and you're quite welcome.

cwa107 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,951 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	07-21-2011, 06:41 PM Create a new account. Log out of the old account. Log into the new account. Delete the old account. Use the 'Secure Empty Trash' function from the Finder menu. Then, follow this thread to prep the computer for the next person: http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/buy...ac-resale.html Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
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cwa107 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,951 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	07-21-2011, 07:52 PM Cool beans, and you're quite welcome. Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
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dumbmonkey #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 03, 2010 Posts: 22	07-21-2011, 05:29 PM I'm tying to figure out the best way to delete all of my information and files on my 2010 MacBook Air, but I want to keep the OS, in this case Lion, on the computer. So, how do I do that? Just delete everything individually and then do a secure delete or a delete that writes over it several times... I'm going to give my computer to someone else, and I want to be sure I don't pass along any other personal information. So, the person would get an computer almost to its original state, in terms of software and information, but it would still run Lion 10.7. Thanks
	QUOTE Thanks

dumbmonkey #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 03, 2010 Posts: 22	07-21-2011, 06:58 PM Thank you very much, cwa107! Done and done.
	QUOTE Thanks

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